Maura's POV:

I was dragged back to home after dad left me all injured. He didn't even let me take a breather and asked me to follow him home. The blood had dried up on my body, and my wounds were aching.

I basically crawled behind him. And since it was too dark, Dad got the benefit, and nobody spotted me in that state. Even if they had, they wouldn't say a word. Nobody wanted to mess with my father, as he would make their lives hell.

"Go change and cook for me," dad said as soon as we entered the house.

I mustered all the strength I could to rush upstairs and shut my bedroom door.

"Ah!" I winced in pain when taking off my clothes and walking under the shower.

I knew only a shower could help calm my bruised body.

"I am sorry, Zane. But we cannot be together," I whispered under the shower, preparing myself to reject Zane's offer. I wasn't even allowed to be seen with him.

It wasn't that I hadn't thought of running away from my house. I just didn't know if I could trust Zane. If a father could treat his daughter like that, anybody could. How can I trust Zane when I can' t even trust my own father?

until I began to feel like I was being watched.

my bedroom.

spotted my father standing in my room and watching me with a nasty grin covering his lips. It was the horror of seeing him that made me push back and cover my body with my

I

beautiful she is now that she has grown up."

let him in, I rushed and pushed him out. At this point, he could see my naked body with his hungry eyes. But that's what confused him, and I was able to kick him out of my bathroom. I locked the door

simplest desires?" He yelled from the

this. He made a duplicate key to my room so he could come and

like that." I was screaming and crying when I heard the door being slammed shut. I fathomed

slipped into my clothes and walked out of

going to leave tonight. Fuck him and everything! I will see how he survives without me," I was muttering and packing my clothes. I knew for a fact he will be gone for drinking so I

recall ever going into the basement. I stood on the staircase when my father suddenly appeared out of

here and act like they own the place," he was talking to himself. I could tell he was pretty drunk, but that didn't matter to me. My entire attention was on the basement and what he

way to the

dropped my bag and strolled in the direction of the basement door.

in the basement?" I asked myself, steadily walking over to the storage room and grabbing an axe to break down

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